| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1211 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Sculptor Jess Moroles of Rockport was one of only |
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| 6 | 6 | | nine people to receive the 2008 National Medal of Arts, which was |
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| 7 | 7 | | presented to him by President George W. Bush on November 17; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Corpus Christi in 1950, Mr. Moroles earned a |
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| 9 | 9 | | bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of North Texas in |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1978; he subsequently apprenticed under Luis Jimenez in El Paso and |
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| 11 | 11 | | lived and worked in Italy before building a studio in Rockport in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1983; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Moroles exhibited at Texas museums early on, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | after receiving the Awards in the Visual Arts Fellowship in 1982, |
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| 15 | 15 | | his works were included in a two-year traveling exhibition that |
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| 16 | 16 | | originated at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago; his |
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| 17 | 17 | | penchant for large-scale granite sculpture developed along the way, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and the results are now found in a variety of outdoor spaces |
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| 19 | 19 | | throughout the country, including CBS Plaza in New York City; his |
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| 20 | 20 | | largest sculpture is the Houston Police Officers Memorial, which |
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| 21 | 21 | | spans 120 feet by 120 feet and is the site of an annual procession |
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| 22 | 22 | | and wreath-laying ceremony; besides its size, a trademark of his |
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| 23 | 23 | | work is highly polished areas of granite juxtaposed with rough |
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| 24 | 24 | | natural surfaces; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The stunning sculptures of Mr. Moroles have |
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| 26 | 26 | | impressed audiences far beyond Texas and the United States; |
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| 27 | 27 | | included in more than 160 one-person exhibitions and some 200 group |
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| 28 | 28 | | exhibitions, they have also found permanent homes in China, Egypt, |
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| 29 | 29 | | France, Italy, Japan, and Switzerland and in numerous museum, |
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| 30 | 30 | | corporate, public, and private collections; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Recognized for his significant artistic |
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| 32 | 32 | | contributions, Mr. Moroles has been appointed to the Visual Arts |
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| 33 | 33 | | Advisory Board at the University of North Texas as well as to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | boards of the International Sculpture Center, the Art Museum of |
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| 35 | 35 | | South Texas, and the National American Art Museum; moreover, he is |
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| 36 | 36 | | the recipient of the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Visual Arts, |
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| 37 | 37 | | among many other honors; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Both remarkably talented and wholly dedicated to his |
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| 39 | 39 | | art, Jess Moroles has moved countless individuals with his |
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| 40 | 40 | | dramatic and inspiring sculptures, and the Lone Star State is |
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| 41 | 41 | | indeed proud to call him a native son; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Jess Moroles on his receipt of a |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2008 National Medal of Arts and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 45 | 45 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 47 | | prepared for Mr. Moroles as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Crownover |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1211 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 53 | 53 | | 16, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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